This Stockport Community Cycling Club Angel Meadow ride was a shorter version of the popular Popup Bikes route. Currently, following coronavirus considerations, SCCC is operating a two small group ride strategy for each route. This week I was leading the second group. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my usual sidekick and second camerawoman Sarah in attendance. Thus, the photos this week are all mine, and taking photos when leading the ride can be tricky! We also had a tricky route to…
Saturday was the SCCC AGM which was held at the new Brinnington Park Leisure Centre. After the cycling club AGM we went for a ride to Portland Basin. We set off out of Brinnington towards Bredbury Park Industrial Estate. Passing the Mill Lane Recreation Ground, where there was a football match in progress. At Woodley we got onto the Peak Forest Canal. Some of us enjoyed a break in the sunshine whilst Mark’s puncture was repaired. All repaired, we set…
Saturday was the SCCC Sale Water Park Afternoon Ride. We met at North Reddish Park. We set off an made our way onto the Fallowfield Loop or the Manchester Cycleway as it is also called. We passed past Sainsbury’s at Fallowfield and then continued along the Manchester Cycleway. At then end of the Manchester Cycleway, we passed St Werburgh’s tram station. Having crossed over the tram line, we made our way to and through Chorlton Park. Leaving Chorlton Park, we…
A visit to the Moravian Settlement is a regular destination for one of Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s Wednesday rides. For the Saturday rides, we often bypass the community and instead head a little further on to Manchester Velodrome. So, a cycle ride visiting both promised to be interesting. It was an overcast, but thankfully sunny morning, as a healthy number of club members met outside Houldsworth Mill. Graham was leading today’s ride and I was the back-leader. We began by…
